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Can H.P.V make it difficult to conceive?
My fiance, and I have been trying to conceive for a little over a year now. But we are not having any luck!
and I am very worried! Because about a year ago I went to a woman's exam and my O.B.G.Y.N said she found something abnormal. She detected th human paploma virus. So she refered me to another doctor to have any cancerous cells frozen. But when I got to the appointment to my surprise, before she even had the chance to examine me she said there was no need to go through with the cell freezing procedure! I don't know if this is because she felt no cause for concern or if the problem wasn't far along yet. So I thought nothing of it. Instead she just preformed a normal woman's exam. After that I hadn't heard back from her at all! So I am assuming that the problem fixed itsef. But I can't be too sure. and that was almost a year ago!
Now like i said. My fiance, and I have been trying to conceive for about a year now and we are not having any luck! Can H.P.V make it difficult to conceive???
PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Thanks
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
There are a lot of mysteries about HPV, but at this point some officials suspect that it actually does go away eventually. You shouldn't have any difficulty conceiving unless you have a form of HPV that causes genital warts and the warts are so numerous that they have become a physical obstruction (obviously you would know if that was the case).
You should have a follow-up exam called a colposcopy after an abnormal PAP smear. Your provider will take a big magnifying glass (basically) and examine your cervix and take samples to biopsy if necessary. You should also start getting PAP smears slightly more regularly than normal, say every 3-6 months or so, depending on the findings of the colpo. Finally, you should be tested to see which strain of HPV you have, as this can tell you if you are at risk for developing cervical cancer or not.
Don't worry... if you follow-up on your appointments you will be treated in plenty of time and your fertility will be protected. The worst thing you can do is ignore this and let a bad strain go unmonitored, but again, follow-up and you'll have nothing serious to worry about.
- 1 decade ago
No, HPV should not affect your ability to conceive. I am surprised however that they did nothing when they diagnosed you with HPV. You need to get another exam. HPV does not go away by itself. It is possible that they misdiagnosed you, but I am not sure how that would have happened. Like I said, it should not affect getting pregnant, but I would definitely have another exam. HPV can be very serious b/c it does cause cancer!
